Bleakley Financial Group LLC Purchases 358 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,896 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 358 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,681,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principle Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.2% in the second quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 5.8% during the second quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 5,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 12.3% during the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 14,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631 shares during the period. Fiduciary Family Office LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 5.9% during the second quarter. Fiduciary Family Office LLC now owns 8,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $808,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the period. Finally, Triton Financial Group Inc bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,277,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.0%

CHD opened at $85.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $85.08 and a 1-year high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a PE ratio of 40.51, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.43. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.81.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 55.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.00.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.